Release Date: November
9, 2018
Label: Rigzin Music
I
received a gift last Christmas, a book titled 365 Dali Lama Daily Advice From The Heart. I have faithfully read
these passages every day and it most certainly has piqued my interest and
changed my outlook on life. This is the path I have been on seeking spiritual
enlightenment through New Age music. I have had some amazing music to listen to
over the last three years and it just got more interesting when I received the
third release in a sacred trilogy from Rigzin. If anything, it has increased my
knowledge and curiosity about the practice of Buddhism.
Rigzin
has dedicated her life to the practices of Tibetan Buddhism. She had trained
intensively to sing the prayers of elaborate ceremonies, during her traditional
3-year retreat, which now stands at more than 30 years ago.
So
where do I begin with such a unique artist and the messages she is imparting
upon the human race? This is not a simple task but then again what good is a
listen if it does not present a challenge and time to reflect?
This
work of musical art can be described as new age, world, meditation and
electronic. Each track delivers all of those elements in a most prolific and
thought-provoking way. One of the lines I heard loud and clear was “Love will
defeat hate.” I like that line and I believe it holds true and will be the
world’s saving grace if we only take heed.
There
is so much going on with this recording, at times you just cannot put it into
words. There is chanting and worldly sounds and electronic textures and above
all, a rhythm flowing through this music that is inherently spiritual and pure.
That is something I find very appealing and can find some guidance from within.
This music will speak to your soul. If you are a spiritual individual you will
find great value in this music. I really enjoyed the complexity and all of the
tools used to make something ancient and trusted into a more relatable,
listenable, and then freshly interpreted, for a person of today. You could call
it a spiritual morphing.
The
tracks that had the most impact on my mind, body, and soul (through the ears)
were “Bodhicitta,” “Prophecy” and “Wrathful Guru.” These tracks are epic
translations of spirituality driven by the tenets of Tibetan Buddhism. The
messages are clear and concise and they will make you rethink everything, I can
promise you that. You may already agree and be aligned with these thoughts and
beliefs and came to a realization long ago about where you stand spiritually.
Even so, this will still call out to you to reaffirm and possibly bring to
light more of what you need.
The
music of PROTECTION ~ A Ceremony of
Protector Prayers drives and steers the words and feelings straight to your
heart, even if you do not understand the language of chants, somehow it all it
works and very well at that.
Keith
“MuzikMan” Hannaleck
November 21, 2018
Founder of:
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Tracks:
01. Call to Awaken 01:16
02. Buddha 00:53
03. Red Lotus Dakini 03:46
04. Prophecy 03:12
05. Wrathful Guru 03:30
06. Protection 06:11
07. Vajrasattva 08:15
08. Kilaya 06:42
09. Protectors of the Land 10:40
10. Heart of the Lotus 07:28
11. Bodhicitta 04:58
Tracks:
01. Call to Awaken 01:16
02. Buddha 00:53
03. Red Lotus Dakini 03:46
04. Prophecy 03:12
05. Wrathful Guru 03:30
06. Protection 06:11
07. Vajrasattva 08:15
08. Kilaya 06:42
09. Protectors of the Land 10:40
10. Heart of the Lotus 07:28
11. Bodhicitta 04:58